Noah examines South Dakota’s new land and water review law, then checks in on a political class selling campaigns, business plans, and public events with varying amounts of actual information.

Minnesota Gov. Laura Brenner’s approval climbed sharply in the latest reading, placing her in the Very Popular range among voters.

Noah tackles the legislature’s clean-coal package, then examines America’s booming market for campaigns, workplace rights, and public safety plans sold with the instructions mysteriously missing.

Michigan’s emerging workforce debate sounds partisan, but the leading arguments share surprising common ground: training should produce real jobs. The disagreement begins when you ask what counts as a good result—and who is responsible when it isn’t.

Noah Stewart digs into Michigan’s workforce bill, where unanimous support is forming around protections nobody has bothered to define. Plus DFL championship news, close-game confidence, and counterfeit couture.